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Catfish and the Bottlemen is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Beatles, The Cribs, Johnny Marr, Oasis and Van Morrison. Those roots explain a lot about how Catfish and the Bottlemen arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Inhaler, The Royston Club, The Hunna, Blossoms and Wunderhorse, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Highly Suspect, The Slow Readers Club and Dreamers, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Catfish and the Bottlemen, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to Highly Suspect. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Catfish and the Bottlemen are a British indie rock band formed in Llandudno, Conwy, Wales, in 2007. The band currently consists of Van McCann and Benji Blakeway. Their debut album, The Balcony, was released in 2014, peaking at number ten on the UK Albums Chart and later achieving Platinum certification on 30 December 2016. Renowned for their energetic live performances, the band have toured across North America, South America, Europe, Japan and Australia, performing at festivals including Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds, Latitude, TRNSMT, T in the Park, All Points East, Governors Ball, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Falls Festival and Splendour in the Grass.
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Catfish and the Bottlemen connections
Catfish and the Bottlemen grew out of The Beatles, The Cribs, Johnny Marr and Oasis, shares an orbit with Inhaler, The Royston Club, The Hunna and Blossoms, went on to shape Highly Suspect, The Slow Readers Club and Dreamers. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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